Jamie Ferrell, Author at Secret San Francisco

Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.

Alcatraz Has Canceled All Tours This Week. Here Are Some Plan B’s.

The National Park Service has temporarily closed Alcatraz Island for dock repairs from Monday, April 20th, through Friday, April 24th. It will reopen to the public on Saturday. All tours during these...

BART To Reduce Service This Sunday During Transbay Tube Lighting Installation — These 2 Lines Will Not Operate

If you're planning a trip across the Bay this weekend, make sure you take a good look at the schedule on Sunday, April 26th. While originally scheduled for April 19th, BART pushed its lighting install...

Culture

The Western United States’ Largest Collection Of Egyptian Artifacts Is On Display 1 Hour From San Francisco — With Over 4,000 Antiquities And A Walk-In Tomb Replica

Did you know that San Jose's Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum houses over 4,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts? Items include real human and animal mummies, ancient jewelry and sculptures, fascinating tools, a...

Things To Do

After Nearly 40 Years Of Development, The San Francisco Bay Trail Has Completed Over 70% Of Its Planned 500-Mile Path — Here’s How You Can Use It Today

The San Francisco Bay Trail is a long-term project that's been ongoing since the late 1980s, although you've probably already walked portions of it without even knowing. It comprises a 500-mile networ...

Visit San Francisco

The Second-Most-Visited National Park In The Country Is Right Here In The Bay Area — It Drew 3 Times More Visitors Than Yosemite In 2025

Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Death Valley get a lot of attention in California, but did you know that there's a national park right here in the Bay Area that gets nearly twice as many visitors as all three...

After 3 Decades Of Planning, California Breaks Ground On Spectacular 51-Acre Center In West Sacramento Honoring Indigenous Peoples — Here’s Why It’s Explicitly Not A Museum

For nearly three decades, the California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC) has been under development in West Sacramento. But it wasn't until this week that Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennife...

Escapes

Out Near The CA-NV Border, On Just 5 Nights A Year, One Of California’s Best-Preserved Gold Rush Towns Hosts Eerie After-Dark Ghost Tours — Here’s When To Book A Spot

The former Gold Rush boomtown of Bodie, California, is one of the state’s most striking and best‑preserved ghost towns. Today it survives as Bodie State Historic Park, a lonely cluster of abandoned bu...

Wellness & Nature

This Ghostly ‘Night Rainbow’ Only Appears A Few Times A Year In Yosemite — Here Are The Best Dates To Catch The Phenomenon This Spring

Each spring during the full moon, thousands of parkgoers flock to Yosemite to try and see an ethereal "moonbow," or night rainbow. The fleeting, faint arcs of color form in the waterfall spray when th...

Culture Things To Do

Only 2 Bay Area Theaters Are Screening ‘Project Hail Mary’ In Ultra-Rare IMAX 70mm This Week — Here’s What To Know

Project Hail Mary, the dazzling new space epic starring Ryan Gosling, is returning to just two Bay Area screens this week in IMAX 70mm! The movie was shot with IMAX in mind, so only a handful of premi...

Escapes Wellness & Nature

1.5 Hours From SF, On A Few Select Evenings A Month, A Nighttime Kayaking Tour Explores Glowing Bioluminescent Waters In Tomales Bay

Did you know that you can take a bioluminescence kayaking tour in the Bay Area? Blue Waters Kayaking hosts these unbelievable tours on select nights each month, where you can paddle through glowing waters...